Veralto Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

WALTHAM, Mass., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) (the "Company"), a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™, announced results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2026.

Key First Quarter 2026 Results:

• Sales increased 6.7% year-over-year to $1,422 million, with non-GAAP core sales growth of 1.9%
• Operating profit margin was 23.8% and non-GAAP adjusted operating profit margin was 25.1%
• Net earnings were $254 million, or $1.02 per diluted common share
• Non-GAAP, adjusted net earnings were $266 million, or $1.07 per diluted common share
• Operating cash flow was $182 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $170 million
• Capital allocation of ~$1 billion year-to-date:
  • Completed strategic acquisitions of In-Situ and GlobalVision⁽¹⁾ for ~$620 million
  • Repurchased $300 million shares, or 1.3% of outstanding shares⁽²⁾
• Initiated cost optimization program⁽¹⁾ to streamline business processes and enhance operating efficiency:
  • Expect to incur a charge of $85 to $105 million and yield annual savings of $65 to $75 million by 2028

"We are off to a strong start in 2026, reflecting the effectiveness of the Veralto Enterprise System, the essential role of our products and services in customers' operations, and the resilience of our end markets," said Jennifer L. Honeycutt, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "In the first quarter, we delivered approximately 7% sales growth and 13% adjusted earnings per share growth while continuing to invest in commercial execution, productivity and innovation."

"Thus far this year, we have invested approximately $1 billion on strategic acquisitions and opportunistic share repurchases.  Additionally, we initiated a new cost optimization program designed to enhance operating efficiency and further strengthen our competitive position.  These actions underscore the strength of our free cash flow profile, our continuous improvement mindset and our ability to create shareholder value through multiple, disciplined levers," Honeycutt added.  "Going forward, our balance sheet remains strong, providing flexibility to pursue additional acquisitions and share repurchases."

"Looking ahead, we expect core sales growth to accelerate as the year progresses.  Reflecting this momentum and our strong first quarter, we raised our full‑year adjusted earnings per share guidance to a range of $4.20 to $4.28 per share," concluded Honeycutt.

2026 Guidance

The Company provides forecasted sales guidance on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP sales, such as currency translation, acquisitions, and divestitures. 

For the second quarter of 2026, Veralto anticipates non-GAAP core sales growth in the range of 3.0% to 4.0% year-over-year with adjusted operating profit margin of approximately 23.5%, or flat to the prior year period, and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.96 to $1.00 per share.

For the full year 2026, the Company anticipates non-GAAP core sales growth in the range of 3.0% to 4.5% year-over-year with adjusted operating profit margin expansion of approximately 25 basis points.  The Company raised its guidance for adjusted diluted earnings per share to a range of $4.20 to $4.28, up from the prior guidance range of $4.10 to $4.20 per share.  Guidance for free cash flow conversion was increased to approximately 100% of GAAP net earnings.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Veralto will webcast its first quarter 2026 earnings conference call tomorrow starting at 7:30 a.m. (ET).  Access to the webcast, slide presentation and prepared remarks will be available on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website, www.veralto.com, under the subheading "News & Events" and additional materials will be posted to the same section of Veralto's website.  A replay of the webcast will be available in the same section of Veralto's website shortly after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 (800) 343-4849 (U.S.) or +1 (203) 518-9848 (INTL) (Conference ID:  VLTO1Q26).  A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and until May 8, 2026.  You can access the replay dial-in information on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website under the subheading "News & Events."

For more information about the acquisitions referenced in this new release, please visit:

In-Situ Acquisition

GlobalVision Acquisition

ABOUT VERALTO

With annual sales of approximately $5.5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society.  Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands help billions of people around the world access clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods.  Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, our global team of approximately 17,000 associates is committed to making an enduring positive impact on our world and united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™.

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures.  Calculations of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, as applicable, and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached.

In addition, this earnings release, the slide presentation accompanying the related earnings call, non-GAAP reconciliations and a note containing details of historical and anticipated, future financial performance have been posted to the "Investors" section of Veralto's website (www.veralto.com) under the subheading "Quarterly Earnings."

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this release, including the statement regarding the Company's anticipated second quarter and full year 2026 financial performance, the Company's differentiation and positioning to continue delivering sustainable, long-term shareholder value and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  All statements other than historical factual information are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding: projections of revenue, expenses, profit, profit margins, asset values, pricing, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, Veralto's liquidity position or other projected financial measures; Veralto's management's plans and strategies for future operations, including statements relating to anticipated operating performance, customer demand, cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions and the integration thereof, divestitures, spin-offs, split-offs, initial public offerings, other securities offerings or other distributions, strategic opportunities, stock repurchases, dividends and executive compensation; growth, declines and other trends in markets Veralto sells into, the impact of global trade policies, tariffs, restrictions on imports, related countermeasures and reciprocal tariffs; future new or modified laws, regulations, accounting pronouncements or public policy changes; regulatory approvals and the timing and conditionality thereof; outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; future foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; results of operations and/or financial condition; general economic and capital markets conditions; the anticipated timing of any of the foregoing; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and any other statements that address events or developments that Veralto intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Forecasted Core Sales Growth, Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow to Net Earnings Conversion Ratio

The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP revenue, such as currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines.  Additionally, we do not reconcile adjusted operating profit margin (or components thereof), adjusted diluted earnings per share or free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio to the comparable GAAP measures because of the difficulty in estimating the other unknown components such as investment gains and losses, impairments and separation costs, which would be reflected in any forecasted GAAP operating profit, forecasted diluted earnings per share or forecasted net earnings ratio.

We define free cash flow as operating cash flows, less payments for additions to property, plant and equipment ("capital expenditures") plus the proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment ("capital disposals").   

Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.  Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing Veralto Corporation's ("Veralto" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors:

• with respect to the profitability-related non-GAAP measures, understand the long-term profitability trends of our business and compare our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers;
  
  
  
  
• with respect to core sales and related sales measures, identify underlying growth trends in our business and compare our sales performance with prior and future periods and to our peers; and
  
  
  
  
• with respect to free cash flow and related cash flow measures (the "FCF Measure"), understand Veralto's ability to generate cash without external financings, strengthen its balance sheet, invest in its business and grow its business through acquisitions and other strategic opportunities (although a limitation of free cash flow is that it does not take into account the Company's non-discretionary expenditures, and as a result the entire free cash flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures).

Management uses these non-GAAP measures to measure the Company's operating and financial performance.

• The items excluded from the non-GAAP measures set forth above have been excluded for the following reasons:
  
  
  
  
  • Amortization of Intangible Assets:  We exclude the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions we consummate.  While we have a history of significant acquisition activity, we do not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, and the amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and related amortization term are unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from acquisition to acquisition.  Exclusion of this amortization expense facilitates more consistent comparisons of operating results over time between our newly acquired and long-held businesses, and with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies.  We believe however that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to sales generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. 
    
    
    
    
  • Restructuring Charges:  We exclude costs incurred pursuant to discrete restructuring plans that are fundamentally different (in terms of the size, strategic nature and planning requirements, as well as the inconsistent frequency, of such plans) from the ongoing productivity improvements that result from application of the Veralto Enterprise System.  Because these restructuring plans are incremental to the core activities that arise in the ordinary course of our business and we believe are not indicative of Veralto's ongoing operating costs in a given period, we exclude these costs to facilitate a more consistent comparison of operating results over time.
    
    
    
    
  • Other Adjustments:  With respect to the other items excluded from the profitability-related non-GAAP measures, we exclude these items because they are of a nature and/or size that occur with inconsistent frequency, occur for reasons that may be unrelated to Veralto's commercial performance during the period and/or we believe that such items may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
    
    
    
    
  • With respect to core operating profit margin changes, in addition to the explanation set forth in the bullets above relating to "restructuring charges" and "other adjustments", we exclude the impact of businesses owned for less than one year (or disposed of during such period and not treated as discontinued operations) because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period to period and may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
    
    
    
    
• With respect to core sales related measures, (1) we exclude the impact of currency translation because it is not under management's control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends, and (2) we exclude the effect of acquisitions and divested product lines because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period-to-period and between us and our peers, which we believe may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
  
  
  
  
• With respect to the FCF Measure, we exclude payments for additions to property, plant and equipment (net of the proceeds from capital disposals) to demonstrate the amount of operating cash flow for the period that remains after accounting for the Company's capital expenditure requirements.

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